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amusement park for children during the summer months, and since this is
our first season doing so, I’m interested in a firsthand account.
3:30P.M. I take a walk over to Trump Park Avenue, at Park and Fifty-
ninth. As I said, I like to keep my eye on things, and I never find property

checks tedious. This is such a beautiful building. I remember being
interviewed last year byThe New York Times about both the building itself
and the real estate market in New York. I told them People would rather
invest in real estate than in Enron and WorldCom. You can touch it, feel it,
smell it. As opposed to Enron, which you can only smell. Costas Kondylis
mentioned that this building also had an advantage over properties that
boast of being prewar-like, in that this building is definitely not prewar-

like. Itis prewar. Anyway, the work is coming along and it’s looking good.
I guess someone sawThe View on TV this morning, because, as I’m
walking back, a lady says Hey, Donald! Your hair looks great! Whoever
you are, thanks.
4:30P.M. I take a call from Joe Cinque regarding Sardinia. That’s
pretty far away but he says that next to Mar-a-Lago, it’s his favorite place,

and this guy travels all over the world. I’ll have to check into it a bit.
I have a short meeting with my finance group, Allen, Jeff, and Eric. I
should have a picture of these guys for you—what a crew! However, they
do good work. People often ask me where I find the people who work for
me. I think it must be divine intervention, if there is such a thing. But
somehow, it all works. Remember how I once said that you should try to
get people you like to work for you? These guys are a good example of

that advice.
4:50P.M. Rhona comes in to tell me that Jim Griffin is on the line.
Ever heard of the William Morris Agency? He’s the guy to know. Jim is
another example of someone who will always tell it like it is, which I
appreciate. He’ll give you the facts, and fast.

5:00P.M. I get a lot of letters from students of all ages who ask me
specific things—either for school projects or for their own interest—and,
while I can’t respond to them all, I like to review their letters. Sometimes
the simplicity and directness of their questions can keep me aware of
small and simple things. As Benjamin Franklin once said, Beware of little
expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. In business, nothing is ever
too small to notice.